“Liraz snorted, caught off guard, and the tension between them ebbed away. "I'm sorry if my almost dying interrupted your almost kissing.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Liraz may have captured Ziri's soul like a butterfly in a bottle, but that was only a formality. It was already hers.… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“She spoke in the same quiet and unnerving way as she had in the war council, and with the same effect: Liraz… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“What are you waiting for?" he screamed, launching himself at Liraz. With a neat step and parry she sent him face-first into… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“I...I sang," she whispered, "if that matters," and Karou felt her heart pulled to pieces. This Misbegotten warrior, fiercest of them all,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Finding Akiva's door still closed, Liraz gave a chuff of derision and didn't knock but only crashed it open and glared at… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Karou's glance flickered to where the corpse had been, which did not go unnoticed by Liraz. "You think I didn't learn?" the… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“I can't imagine you give apologies, Ten had said before, and she'd been right, but Liraz thought that she would now, She… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Hot, perpetually pissed-off angel seeks living pincushion for scowl practice and general stabbiness. No kissing.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“Word spread quickly: The visitor wished to address the scholars. 'What can he want?' they wondered, streaming into the Royal Theater. Attendance was voluntary,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“The past and the future were just blinders we wore so that infinity wouldn’t drive us mad.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“I love books. Not just for what they contain. I love them as objects too, as ever-present reminders of what they contain, and because… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“To the naked eye, he’s decent kissing height if I wear platforms, though of course a live test will be required before official certification… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
You almost hold up your piece of paper and say, ‘The girl I like just gave me a treasure map to herself.’ But you… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“...You are not just going to vanish like this, Karou. This isn't some goddamn Narnia book.” — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Have you ever asked yourself, do monsters make war, or does war make monsters? — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“She told Mik, "You have perfect violin-playing muscles." "And you, with your mighty puppeteer arms. We put the chimaera to shame." She stopped fanning… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
As far back as she could remember, a phantom life had mocked her with its impenetrable “something else,” but now it was the opposite.… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“By the time the plan's wheels touched down on a desolate stretch of desert runway, the sun had cleared a ridge of mountains and… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
“It was hard to imagine feeling that magical tingling sensation in the pit of her belly anytime soon. Best not to worry about it,… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
Staring at her face, she began to fancy her outer layer had begun to melt away while she wasn't paying attention, and something --… — Laini Taylor Copy Share Image
